Is EdTech on pause?
Where are we with EdTech? Forging ahead? On pause? Or even moving backwards? Al Kingsley and Matt Harris EdD share contrasting views with Andy Homden in this edition of the ITM Podcast.
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Encouraging students to choose Computer Science and Career Technical Education courses
Larkin LeSueur explains how the Humble Independent School District in Texas has used the ‘Goldilocks Principle’ to encourage students to choose courses in Computer Science and Career Technical Education (CTE).
Sustainable Development Goals in Education
For Çelebi KALKAN a well-planned STEM programme is essential for meeting UNESCO and UN sustainability targets.
Learning how to live with technology
Ger Graus is worried about technology – equality of access, the purposes to which it is put and how to live with it, not for it. Somehow, he’s still excited!
Adapting teaching and learning to maintain engagement in the digital age
Al Kingsley examines the increasing digital pressures that affect student attention spans suggesting ways to adapt our pedagogy accordingly.
What impact is it having on learning?
For Uma Shankar Singh what developers of new metaverse platforms need more than anything right now is critical feedback from educators, not unthinking adoption.
The value of durability
Long-term thinking will become increasingly important when procuring educational equipment if schools are to meet carbon targets, argues Frank Campbell.
Moving to net-zero as a school
Kit Connell looks at how schools are coming to understand their carbon footprint and how they can reduce it in a revolutionary, but realistic move to ‘net-zero.’
The next level of live online teaching?
Approaches to live online teaching are becoming more sophisticated and ambitious. In September 2022 live broadcasts commence from a school in London to partner schools in Europe and East Asia. David Boddy reports.
Approaches to digital safeguarding
In 2021 the online safety of students became a major concern. Al Kingsley has some starting points for a planned approach to digital safeguarding.
Online educational tools and protecting children’s data
Safeguarding is a high priority in any good school, but Huma Shah wonders if we are doing enough to protect children’s data when using well-known online learning resources.
Combining online with on-campus learning and teaching
As full lockdown came to an end in Bangladesh, some families still preferred to keep their children at home. One school wanted to make sure that no students were going to miss out, as the Principal, Dr. Shivandanda CS reports.
Game changer for education?
How can Internet of Things (IoT) be used in schools? Uma Shankar Singh looks at the substantial benefits and some of the issues that must be thought through.
7 Education trends to look out for in 2022
How is education changing in 2021 – 22? Sally Alexander looks at seven trends that are already emerging and will have an impact in the coming few years.
Building empathy through immersive digital storytelling
Serdar Ferit and Harriet Marshall look at the power of digital storytelling to build empathy and widen student horizons.
Video projects and assessment
Using student-created video projects to assess learning is going mainstream, according to Eddie Bradley. Time to hop on board.
Gaming and learning
Never heard of GBL? Bryan Gibson looks at the growing evidence that gaming and Game-Based Learning is set to play an increasingly important role in education.
Look – and you shall see the connection
A simple daily walk sparks off all sorts of connections for Andrew Tidswell, who ponders the link between curiosity and creativity.
Taking back control after Covid
Despairing talk of ‘catching-up’ after Covid is self-defeating, argues Al Kingsley. Better to target necessary interventions using new assessment techniques and move on postively.
Emerging best practice in international schools, 2021
The latest report from ISC Research looking at developments in international education focuses on new approaches to teaching and learning emerging in international schools. Anne Keeling reports
How stable are your systems? How safe is your data?
Glaucia Rosas and James Wilkinson of the EduTec Alliance see a ‘perfect storm’ on the horizon for educational technology in schools. Here they explain why and what schools can do to prepare.
Using Moatboat for teaching EAL
Flora Floris and three of her students in the English Department at Petra Christian University describe the success they have had in using the AR platform Moatboat when teaching EAL.
Why continuous assessment will redefine global education
Alex Mirza has no doubt that digital assessment platforms, properly aligned to formative principles, are set to change the world of education.
How the pandemic is affecting practice in international schools
Sam Fraser, leader of the ISC Research field team reflects on how the pandemic has changed international education in ways of which we should all be aware.
Creating deeper learning experiences
Farida Danmeri looks at the link between constructionism and ‘making’, analysing how one enhances the other for effective learning.